Red Sox infielder Travis Shaw joins Rob Bradford to talk about how he views his future with the Red Sox heading into the 2016 season, and how he has emerged as a legitimate candidate for major playing time. Shaw offers very candid commentary on how he views himself as a major league third baseman, and what he did to save his career. There is also an update on the chances of getting his spring training security deposit back after the hijinx of a house consisting of Shaw, Mookie Betts, Deven Marrero and Blake Swihart.

Everyone seems divided on whether Dennis Wideman's cross-check to an NHL linesman was deliberate, or if it was simply the result of a concussed player skating back to the bench with no clue where he was at the time.

ed Sox infielder Travis Shaw joins Rob Bradford to talk about how he views his future with the Red Sox heading into the 2016 season, and how he has emerged as a legitimate candidate for major playing time. Shaw offers very candid commentary on how he views himself as a major league third baseman, and what he did to save his career. There is also an update on the chances of getting his spring training security deposit back after the hijinx of a house consisting of Shaw, Mookie Betts, Deven Marrero and Blake Swihart.

David Ortiz... great player, great teammate, great competitor. But at least once a year Ortiz seems to lower himself and throw a tantrum about something... this year its about steroids when no one was really asking the question. So why does David have to sully his reputation with his annual tantrums? Salk and Rob Bradford discuss.

about overuse of Hideki Okajima at the trade deadline. BrendanDonnelly had a torn ulnar collateral ligament and needed Tommy ..... man Okajima and to offset some of the innings lost by Donnelly 's absence. Result : Gagne was a bust, but Ellsbury

Clement and Curt Schilling ) with significant shoulder injuries that cost them at least a season, and one more ( BrendanDonnelly ) who underwent Tommy John surgery . That is a relatively limited number of arm injuries over that time, giving the Sox some

baseball was former Red Sox teammate BrendanDonnelly . The well-liked reliever many Sox ..... leaguer, Cubs pitcher John Grabow . Donnelly , who had just recently signed ..... comfortable as Pedroia was with Donnelly ’s presence, it was another participant on the field that allowed for the

that it was made clear that former Red Sox reliever BrendanDonnelly had offered a bit of recruitment on the Sox’ behalf without the team even knowing. Donnelly , who played in Boston in 2007, was extremely tight with Lackey and had relayed enough positives that

BrendanDonnelly , a member of the 2007 World Series ..... pitching nine seasons in the big leagues. Donnelly appeared in 38 games for the Pirates in ..... games with Florida the following season. Donnelly was drafted in the 27th round of the ’92 draft

figures to be Josh Beckett's 85-90-pitch outing against the gritty, gutty Pirates (will send out old friend BrendanDonnelly as their third pitcher): - Before the real newsy stuff, an explanation as to the blog's title: On Joe Nelson

BrendanDonnelly , a reliever who pitched for the Red ..... on Thursday, according to MLB.com . Donnelly had given up five runs in six innings ..... was described as forearm tightness. Donnelly and the Sox waited until after the July

crushing a two-run homer to left field to put the Sox ahead 2-1. Bay, you may recall, was described recently by BrendanDonnelly as the key to the Sox lineup in the playoffs. Right now, it looks like he's up to the role. It was the first